A question:
Can evil spirits attack everyone? [1]
The Answer:
No. No, no, no. Evil spirits have not absolute power.
Listen to this. Even evil spirits, devils, have not absolute powers. They are not free to do whatever they want.
We read in the book of Job, of Job that the devil took permission from God to do something in certain limits. In certain limits. He had not absolute power to attack anybody.
If the devils had absolute power, the world will be destroyed. They have not absolute power. They work in certain limits.
If God gave them permission or not. But the fearful work of the devils will be in the last times. During the time of the Antichrist, for this God said, that He will shorten these times.
Otherwise, nobody will be saved. So don’t be afraid of the devils. Don’t be afraid of the devils.
أنا فاكر مرة في اجتماع في القاهرة قلت: لو جه شيطان يحاربك أمسكه في أيدك وقول له: وقعت في إيدي يا شطشط.
قداسة البابا شنوده الثالث
[1] A Question Answered by His Holiness Pope Shenouda in a Sermon Entitled “Be holy as I am holy – Youth Meeting” Dated: November 22, 2002